Example sentences of "take [adv prt] by the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Remounts were taken over by the army in 1916 , he was discharged . |
| 2 | The former Maxwell company was taken over by the management in a £32.5 million deal , agreed with the administrators , Arthur Andersen . |
| 3 | The horse buses were banned from the Promenade in the same year to avoid competition with the trams , which had been taken over by the Corporation in 1892 . |
| 4 | The amendment also provided for the election to public office of independents and candidates put forward by " organizations with recognized representation " , and allowed for the recreation of the post of Prime Minister ( the functions of this post having been taken over by the President in 1979 ) . |
| 5 | The savings are taken up by the government in the form of higher taxes and transferred to the redundant workers . |